History Of Cellphone

Since cell phones were first introduced to the consumer market in the early 80s they have evolved drastically in both form and function. Here is how the Dynatac the first-ever commercial mobile phone was introduced in 1983 with the growing accessibility of cellular networks in the late 70s Motorola realized the feasibility of bringing mobile telecommunications to the world after successful forays into developing car phones and bag phones.

Work began on designing a truly mobile phone thus the dynatac was born in all its plastic brick-like glory it was big it took 10 hours to charge and only had 30 minutes of talk time it had a dim LCD display that you couldn't read under direct sunlight it wasn't practical at all by modern standards and yet if you ask the business person whether they'd rather use a dynatac or one of those accursed bag phones he'd pick the dynatac every single time it hit us store shelves in 1983 priced at a whopping 3995or 10400 in 2020. 

The sheer novelty of having the mobile phone was not lost on the yuppies and executives that could afford it even if its pricing made it inaccessible for the mass consumer this gave Motorola the ghost signal to continue manufacturing and selling the devices as well as investing in research and development the first significant revision to this initial design came in 1989 with the Microtech it was a fraction of the size of its predecessor and cheaper too though not by much it retailed at three thousand dollars still its compact design would serve as a template for other manufacturers to follow.

Going into the 90s cell phones continued to evolve this was facilitated by further advancements in cellular network technology namely the transition from analog to digital technology going from mobile radio telephone tech to the gsm standard was a significant step forward the standard was first adopted in 1987 with the orbital tpu-900 being the first gsm phone to hit the market this is when the second generation of cellular networks or 2g networks began rolling out.

Perhaps the most significant innovation of this generation is how it allowed users to transmit small packets of data across the network users could then transmit messages over a single message service or SMS manufacturers began designing phones to have bigger displays to ensure text messages were readable, users could also download custom ringtones and sometimes even play simple games on their phones if you got tired of playing snake all day at least you had options.

These second-generation phones also began to vary widely in design as manufacturing costs went down allowing manufacturers to experiment with the form of cell phones this worked out with varying levels of success continuing in the 2000s the leap from 2g to 2.75 g wireless networks led to improvements in speed starting at gsm 64 kilobytes per second speeds of the second generation range from GPRS is 114 kbps all the way to edge's 384 kbps maximum speed.

Each improvement in speed allowed the transfer of more information over the network now users could send each other music photos and even video this improvement paved the way for the introduction of the smartphone these were devices that did more than just call and text you could take photos on them listen to music watch movies play games and even connect to the internet using proprietary apps blackberries sidekicks n95s.

When looking at devices from this time it can be startling to see just how familiar they still feel and how much manufacturers got it right with the designs and features they offered in 2007 nearing the end of the second generation a new company threw its hat into the ring of cell phone manufacturing apple previously known for its innovations in the computing industry the company now unveiled a phone not just any phone the iPhone while touch screen phones had existed in some capacity before none were quite as usable as the iPhone.

Clearly, their expertise in optimizing user experience paid off the iPhone went on to take over the entire smartphone industry the next generation of cellular networks facilitated an even greater leap forward for cell phones with the rise of 3g cell phones gained better access to the internet this is when phones started to truly resemble computers things like video streaming and video calling began to grow in popularity during this time even though they were still emerging technologies.

By popular demand, Apple unveiled the app store where developers could publish and sell applications clients included social media companies game developers and so much more the possibilities were and still are endless google's android operating system also started growing in popularity around this time giving other phone manufacturers the capability to compete with Apple in the burgeoning smartphone market in 2014 4g wireless networks began rolling out around the world and further increased the data transfer rate available in phones.

The smartphone industry really began to mature phone design stopped varying as much with most phones resembling some variation of the original iPhone design companies like blackberry tried to cling on to relevance with their qwerty keyboards even if they stopped being a novelty and started becoming a hindrance thanks to the availability of responsive capacitive touch screens consumers began gravitating towards phones with bigger higher quality displays.

During this time manufacturing giants such as Qualcomm and Samsung started their ascent into becoming the global players they are today the smartphone industry is in an interesting spot there's something for everyone now with different manufacturers highlighting different features on their flagship devices love taking pictures and hate bloatware google have you covered with their pixel lineup what if you want a lot of options for lenses as well as a high-quality audio solution in one device.

Lg's now retired v lineup commonly featured four camera systems as well as a high quality digital to analog converter during a time when manufacturers started phasing out the headphone jack just like in the days of yore manufacturers are using the high-end luxury market to competitively test new technologies 2019 saw the introduction of phones with folding displays starting with the royal flex pi.

Samsung also unveiled the galaxy fold to mixed reception during this time and in 2021 its refined version became the foldable phone to beat somewhat fittingly one of the manufacturers trying their luck in the folding screen arena is Motorola, they released a refreshed version of the razer in 2020 just like its predecessor it's a flip phone only this time the interior of the phone is all screen a perfect marriage of old and new designs.

With 5g currently being rolled out and 6g reportedly in the works manufacturers will definitely take advantage of these exponentially faster speeds phones of the future could be equipped with holographic displays and flexible frames and use sustainable methods of charging such as kinetic energy ai could also turn your phone into a proactive executive assistant organizing your time and anticipating your needs as technology advances and materials become increasingly cheaper and accessible there really is no limit to the future of mobile phones.